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PAPER FILE Filed Jan. 9, 1930 R. C. FINCH -July 21, 1931 Ba '3! M.

R. C. FINCH July 21,1931.

PAPER" FILE I Filed Jan. 29. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 om V cm Inventor.-

b flag mm'adaffimh, .I 9 ium vw wiijysn the channels in the panel by springing the s substantially in sheet normally lies;

issued April 3, 1925.v As shown in 1 and 2, there is provided afhingedmetal plate 21, which inits normal position,'shown in Figzll, is directed upwardly or inwardly,

connection with the present Referring now as by rivets. 28, thus carriers to reduce their lengths.

Theconstruction' as thus far described is accordance with the disclosure of the patent to. Quigley,

Flgsf 1 and-overlies the lowermostsheet, but in the position shown in Fig. 2, is folded outwardly or downwardly to afford a sheetsupport'and hand rest. This, however, hasno particular to Fig. 8,'the upper end of the panel is equippedv with a sloping sheet support v22, against which the uppermost necessary. connection with the present invention, except 1n so faras it afiordsa housing for the' lock presently to beldescribed, and

ets are secured. a

this'sheet support is secured to; the panel,

against'tampering. 1 In the use f paper files, it is'frequently desirableto prevent unauthorized removal 'of any of the records borne by the sheets.

. .To this end, therefore,Ihave provided novel 'bar 21, shown in cross-sectionin Fig. 6, extends. transversely of V carriers, and eachsheetcarrler 1s provlded lOCkiIlg means now to be described, reference beingfhadat first to- Fig. 6. v A locking and across the sheet "with a rearwardly or downwardlyoffsetpor- -tion*25 to receive thebar.v I 'forthis' oflset portiomthe panel 11 is l kewise provided with 'tion'26. 'To prevent I turning in: the channels and thus destroying the, proper relationshipbetween the1r offset To make room a depressed or offsetporthesheet carriers from portions and the locking bar, the terminal enlargements.

18 of the sheet carrlers, instead of being entirelycylindrical, as int-he aforeoff parallel faces 2' 7, which I in the channels,"but"d0 said-Quigley patent, are only partially so, and in Fig. 7, are shown as provided W1l7l1; Sl%tbb6Cl- I haveashdmg fit carriers "to. rotate therein- The remaining the introduction of a third "carrier betweencross-section of 'each enlargement, however,

is ofcylindricalforrnto facilitate the spread ing apart of two adjacent-sheet carriers for them. Thelockingbar 2 1 is shdable lengthwise intoand out of the position which it normally occupies see Fig. .2),

several guldes.

. First of alL-beginning at the top of :the panel, the locking bar extends pose it is provided 7 7 through an aperture 28 in the upper edge of the panel, and it pro ectsupwardly or outwardly a suflicient distance as shown in; Figs.

from being sprung invention.

This likewise has no to protect the lock notpermit' the sheet and it extends through to. enable it to be," fgraspedmr at least to. enable it to be engaged, by the users thumb-nail, and "for this pur- I with-a slightshoulder 29, i

2' and' 8. By placing the thumb-nail against the under side of this shoulder and pushing upwardly, the bar 7 when unlocked may be moved lengthwise and withdrawn from its place. -The lower end of the locking bar is received in a channel 30 {1) beneath or behind the flange 16.

(see Fig. l The locking rod is further receivedin a guide presented by a channel bar 31, shownin crosssection in Fig.5, and secured as by welding in the depression-26 presented byithe panel 11. The length of this channel bar is indicated 'inFigs. 2and 8. To prevent the lockingbar outwardly or forwardly and thus to rele'aseits lower end from beneath the flange 16, I provide one or more, herein two brackets 33, which overlie the, front face of the rodand are secured at their ends to the panel 11, as by rivets 34. These' brackets,

as shown in'Fig. 6,.havel' ail-offset formation, because thebar is a considerable distance from the pan'elto which the ends ofthe brackbe operated in the same manner as the locks of desks, cabinets and other things.) This lock suit'ablyr'secured, as by rivets 38, to the panelill. The lockhas .a usualbolt or lock ng member 39; which, inns normal position, is in the pathof movement of a portion of the locking bar 24, and inthe present example, the latter is provided with a notch 40, which receives thebolt. In casethe user,

after removing the bar, should reintroduce the same in a reversedpos1t1on, that is'to say,' 'with its otheredge'presente d toward the lock, the bar may be, andherein is, provided witha second notch41 in 'its'other edge.

' Referring again to the sheets (see Figs.'9 and 10) to aifordample room for'the locking bar. where it is receivedzinthe offset portion of the sheet carrier,"the sheetis providedwith a suitably shaped aperture 42, herein rec- Itangulari This affords ample clearance, and

prevents interference between the sheets and ter cannot 'be sprung out .of the channels while the "locking bar remains in its place.

.It should now beievidentthat unauthorized removal of records i s absolutely impossible the locking bar; The sheet and its .ca'rrierare interlocked with each other, and with the locking .bar, and inasmuch as the barlprev vents springing of the sheet carriers, the lat withoutdestroying'the sheets or some of the mechanical partswhich hold themiin place. On the otherhand, when itibecomes necessary or desirable to rearrange the records,'or to remove some and to substituteothers, this. can readily be accomplished by simply unlocking the lock, removing-the locking bar, and

i ii eihsfth s e iarrias b a ein ir slieet lioiders whilejsaid sheet-holders'remain places. i .i V I, ffThe ffile'n'ia'y be u'sed'aione'as showigtriti-lyto prevent greinovalofsa id sheet liolders I V l i I saidmeansinclircling a bair 'approximately" parallel with said sheets I it" is intended to Fbe, co

fianother'similar file by Havin i d r b e' mb ime t thereto,

Patent to secure is fmotin'ting,

I I beassociated rombinil with ethfers'in pes 'Ways, though in the example. shown,

' an eeea edgewise to ahinge eomprising; a V dingithroughlugs let, herein nveiiiently forined as:fintegra'l p rser the invention,ibllt jwith ut limiting myself ii'ser'iejs a Pap file-es* oabi iqnvti a s'eriesj jof overlappingfsheets, a

seriesof sheet-holders detachably seoureditosaids'he'ets, resp'eotive ly; and a bar extending vtheir ends and securing 'lng, said bar being movable relatively to said j 3. In a paper file," the combination of a v seriesof sheet-holders,a series of overlapping 1 sheets detachably held-by saidsheet-holders l i and a support for? said ping sheets detachably proximately parallel with; said sheets and sheet-holders,

1 said mounting presenting a guide f Which guides .sa1d bElI'lIlltS movement.

sheet-holders in'ra p'athyapproximately Pa -f 1ll-With-saidsheets.-;

topreventremoval of said sheet-holders from prevent removal of said sheets from said" transversely of said'sheet-hold'ers between the n'to said'mountmounting to release said. sheet-holders and Ina paper file, the Combination of a mounting, a series of overlapping sheets, a series of sheet-holders Whieh'holdsaid sheets, 1 respectively, and a bar in saidmounting and lengthwise slidable transversely of said sheetholders into and position. I

sheet-holders, all 00-; I operatively constructed and arranged to pref' vent removal of said sheets fromfsaid sheet holders .While said sheet-holders remain at-' i tache dtoj said support, and' mean's normally to prevent removal ofsaid sheet-holders from said, support, said; means including afbar approximately parallel, with said sheets and lengthwise movable transversely of said L'Ina paperfiledthe combination of a series of sheet-holders,aseries of overla held by said sheet: l holders and a, support for said sheet-holders, all cooperatively constructed and arranged to prevent, removal of said sheets from said sheet-holders While said sheet-holders remain T out of sheet-holder lockingip o o'opratitelyf oi jhstruted p ing removed therefrom While 'and'fextendin g transversely of "said sheetiza cached tej'said suppe gan d; means normalholders approximately parallel with saidsheet libllrs. while said sheet-holder's remain atsaid bar andsaid supportgand p I ofsheetgheldersa series ofoverlapping, I

whatliclarm anddesire'byLetters 'sheets detac'hablyheldby'saidsl eet-holders I Y ""afid'a snpportfer said'sheet-holders,all co;

operativelygonstriictetl and arranged topre:

.20., a eiitreiiioval of said sheets from said taclied tdsa-i'clsuppor't, iid'means iormallyi topreveiitremotalqf said sheet-holders from I aid s'iip'pert, said meansincluding a bar ap proitiihately'fparallel with said sheets and lengthwise ,"mevab shee't'dielders and support in a said sheets;

7, 9111' a' 'pap'er lej transversely f said iile, the combination tr e I withdrawable from said, path approximately parallel with series er sheet -holders, a series of overlap in sliets detacliably held I any! a supp'art rer said shee't liolders, all v and I arranger'l; to

P i e? rems a f sheeteholders While said'sheet-holders reinain fr m .sa e s ppe t a "means a'r approximately parallel with said sheets sheet holders 'in a allel with said sheets, and a 1601 bolt by said sheet-holders j sheet from said;

1 I pr vent IIfniOVal of ,SaidjShee't-holdrs v illbludihg, a

attaehedtofsaid snpportiandfmeans'normal- I I y H i havinga V movable into and out of the path'of a" s. ns paper file,"the eombiiiatidn ofasiippo'rthaving lateral guides, a series 0 f, sheet-carriers v k sue-11' sheetearr'lerf emalnsjreeelved bypsald guides, and

a series of sheets, i W received by said; :iguides,-feah hee'nb in interlocked" with its V lassoeiatecl heet carri r and iiicapable'of be,

sli ???:falfrieralocking mean 'betvv'eenfsaicl guides and normally 'loclriiig'v v sheetfo'ar 3 I; I

fl r i sa d uppo attaohedtosaid support, and means normally fpanelpresenting parallel channels, 'aseries of said support, Said means including a bar ap-' lengthwise 'movable transversely of said: and alook by means lWhlCl'lfj, said bar may be looked. a i

5. In'a'paper file, the combination of a series ofsheet-holders,faseries of overlap: ping sheets detachably' heldby said sheet-1 holders and a support for said sheet-holders, w I

' ":sa-idphamiels, I v

*'1 y nihaving interloekingengaga I all ooop'eratively constructed and arranged to 0. 1; a 'paperi'file; the ambinanoii of a h v g earners haying f their a series of overlappifig jsheets ween said channels and f 1.; a fpaperjfila' the combination of a theirends receivedfin a ser es "of overlapping sheets Li" n a respectively, extending transversely of lpresentfingparallel channels, a series of ends reoeiv'edin mentW-ith said sheet-carriers,

respe tively, a locking 7 bar extending lengthwise-movable heet-carriers between transversely of said,

1 said channels and locking, said-sheet-carriers V to said panel, and a lockhaving a member movable into and alsa-idbar;

\ Z '11, In }a :paperifileythe con'iloination of a support presenting parallel channels, a series V out of the path of a part of sheet-holders having of sheets, anda series of V 1 their ends received insaid channels, all co-' I ,operatively arranged to preventremoval ofsaid-sheets from said sheeteholders While said sheet-holders remainiattached to said sup port, each sheet-holder having a-portion ofiset" toward sa1d-fsupport and havingmeans J coop'erating vvithisa-id supportltomaintain Y said offset portionsin adjacent relationship,

with said support," and means normally to prevent removal of; said sheet-holders from forations of their respective sheets, said sheetholders having their ends received in said channels all cooperatively arranged to prevent removal, of said holders while said sheet-holders remain attached to saidsupport, each sheet-holder havr ing a portion offset towardsaidsupportand having means cooperating with said support to prevent rotation of said sheet-holder about its longitudinal axis, and means n prevent removalof said sheet-holders from said support,v the last-mentioned means including a bar extending transversely of said sheet-holdersand received in said offset portions. 1: V

ln' testimo'ny whereof, I'have signed my name to this'sp'ecification. I g

L 'RAYMOND C. FINCH. H

i said support, the last-mentioned {means ineluding a bar extending transversely of said 7 sheet-holders and received in said offset portions.'fv p 12. In a paper file, the combination of a support presenting'parallel channels, a series of sheets provided With perforations, and a series of sheet-holders comprising resilient wiresreceived in the perforationsof their re- V -sheetholders having 7 spective sheets, said their ends received in said channels, all cooperatively arranged to prevent removal'of said sheets from said sheet-holders While saidr sheet-holders remain attached tossaid support, each sheet-holder settoward said support and cooperating .With said supportv to maintain with saidsupport, and means normaprevent removal of saidsheet-holders from tions. 4

13. In a paper file, the combination-of a support presenting parallel channels, a series havingaportion ofihaving means I saidoffsetportions in adjacentrelationship I V lly to said support, the last-mentioned means in-f "eluding ahar extending transversely of said,

sheet-holdersand receivedin said ofisetporof sheets, and a series of sheet-holders hav ng 7 their ends received in said channels,'all co-1v oPera-tivelY "arrange to P e e r port, each sheet-holder set-toward said support and havmzgmaeans" holders and received in I I I the combination of a V, 1 7' said sheets from saidsheetholders' While said sheetholders remain attached to s saidjsupcooperating 'nal axes, and means having a portion off-Q with said support-to prevent rop tationof said sheet-holders about l ngitudig normally to' prevent irea moval of said sheet-holders;frornsaid support, the last-mentioned means neluding a 1 7 bar extending transversely :Of SeUdJ sheet 7 said ofiset portions.- 14,111 a paper ,file, support'presenting parallel channels, a series or folded sheets provided vWith perforations holders received in adjacent their folds, and a series of sheet-J the folds and injthe perormally to sheets from said sheet- 

